Steel going up at E-Town outdoor music venue site

Tim Mattingly with Congleton Hacker told the Elizabethtown City Council during their work session Monday that work on the outdoor music venue is “going as well as it can”.

“As far as just the overall project right now, we’re about 40 percent complete, 45 percent complete, roughly, and everything’s going pretty well,” Mattingly said.

Mattingly said most of the utility work for the project has been laid, and steel is going up on the site.

“We’ve got the steel going in for the rigging structure and the main stage support buildings,” Mattingly said. “Right now that’s probably about 75 percent complete. That’s really one of the most significant parts of the project, so getting that part done is going to be a huge milestone for us.”

Ongoing work includes the retaining walls around the seating area and block work for out buildings on the site.

Mattingly said the project includes nearly 350 tons of steel, of which about 300 goes into the rigging structure on the stage.

“There’s almost 5,000 cubic yards of concrete that’s going to be required for the project,” Mattingly said. “There’s over 35 species of trees, and I know that’s been really important for the local community down here, and we’ll be able to park about 1,700 cars on site once it’s all complete as well.”

Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said the project is on pace for a completion date in late April or early May 2027.